We used to have to smoke test jet engine gearboxes after overhaul to make sure the carbon seals were tight. Our smoke machine was a guy named Woody - a 2pack a day man.

@bcad4066

Жыл бұрын

Scotty Kilmer and a cigar.

Found the faulty solenoid then went the extra mile to inspect for any potential additional leaks and proper system function. I wish I lived closer because you are a mechanic I feel I can trust. Getting my car ready for Power Tour and sure could use a bit of help.

@billynomates920

Жыл бұрын

yep. the one broken thing mightn't be the only broken thing and checked the lean code wasn't going to keep the money light on after he fixed the evap and even included a battery service.

@IR-nq4qv

Жыл бұрын

Give credit where it's due...I will admit Ray is tech savvy, he's got a keen sixth sense and a 3rd eye when it comes to mechanical and automotive diagnostics, he's honest and owns it when he slips up. But.... when it's comes to carpentry, I'd sooner trust Ray Charles to install my OH door LOL Sorry Ray, couldn't contain myself....that was too easy, just teasin :)

I love the expression "I'm gonna go ahead and condemn that valve" no wiggle room, pure death sentence! No better diagnostician anywhere on this platfrom. He's got the tools and knows how to use them. Amen. You rock, Ray!!

@spaceflight1019

Жыл бұрын

Yeahhh... I'm gonna have to go ahead and have you come in Saturday, and Sunday too...

@martinmiller7623

Жыл бұрын

When the part is cheap it works to toss it, you can always save it before the trash man shows up. Lol

@Mac_F87

Жыл бұрын

Ray is very good for sure. I think Diagnose Dan would be up there though.

@DIYDaveOK

Жыл бұрын

Ray is extremely good, no question, but Eric O is kinda king of the mountain for me.

I wish my GM dealer would have been this thorough on my EVAP issues instead of having 3 return trips on an EVAP leak.

@mike106

Жыл бұрын

ur tellin me my evap purge valve was bad and caused my cat to go and an o2 sensor took them 4 tries to figure it out

@michaeljones4364

Жыл бұрын

Why take your Ford to a gm dealership?

@seashackf1

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeljones4364right? 🤦‍♂️That’s probably why it took them 3 tries.

about time we get some mustangs.!!!!!!! 🐴

I always love to see a stang appear. Good day to you Ray !

@2pugman

Жыл бұрын

I miss my '64 1/2 2+2 Chinese red Mustang. 289 and 4 on the floor.

@seashackf1

Жыл бұрын

Not a neglected one though. That one is in rough shape for only 51k miles down south.

I am now smarter after viewing this 'stang repair. Bravo Ray.. another top shelf episode. -SALUTE-

nice diagnostics, thanks Ray. Wish I had a workshop near to me that had such a talented, thorough technician.

Good afternoon Ray. I had this exact part go bad on my Lincoln last summer and was backed ordered for Four months. The old part got so bad every time I got gas for the car, the car sounded like it was farting. Glad when it was fixed. 😊

It was great to see a completed task for a change. The battery cleaning was a bonus. Good video Rainman.

@kevink8481

Жыл бұрын

He did that just to sell his Amazon product.. That's how he makes money. If you wanna do it right? You would disconnect the terminals from the battery and scrub everything.

@danielbishop1164

Жыл бұрын

If it foams, it's good. If it's yellow, it's good..Lol 😊👍✌

Hey I like that 66 67 retro body style with the back window vents. That looks like Carol Shelby style. Car looking good.

I tell ya I love my Autoline pro smoker. I bought it several years ago it’s only $120 and for DIY guys it’s awesome. And you can use baby oil and add a little scent to it helps with detecting leaks

Just a thought... if you were to hang the Corner of Death door the opposite way, it could open flat against the wall... that way the fan could co-exist with the door without being a potential hazard... and still open outwards as required for fire safety...?

My former Transit 150 van suffered from recurring check engine lights evert few hundred miles. I'd get a small leak code in the evap system. Not having the tools that Ray has, I disconnected the purge solenoid, attached a line to it and blew through the line. I could move air through it when it was closed. I fired the parts cannon and got a new one, I could not move air through it when it was closed. It cured the problem for about $30, no more check engine light for the time I owned it.

It's funny being a retired mechanic, when you were walking up to the car, it was familiar and I remembered you changed a 02 sensor on the car. Before you said what you did on it last time.

So what your telling me is that, no smoke out of your blow hole is a good thing. Awesome!

Glad to see a prosperous looking shop, he deserves it. Been a couple months since I watched.

Ray i am very happy for you and to see your business flourishing and growing so well , Like i said before i had no doubt you would be very successful on your own. and you are very entertaining.

Rainman and the One Troy Ounce. Smoke’em if you got’em!

@Docthewrench

Жыл бұрын

Smoke what ? The tires??

@tweetercat2

Жыл бұрын

9jjju😢g😂😂

@eaglerider1826

Жыл бұрын

I haven't heard that phrase since basic training .

Hey Ray, excellent diagnostic event today, electric diag is always interesting to watch you turn components on and off to test them. Very nice mustang too, be nice to see some classy fender covers used on the rides that you choose to grace us with !!!

Nice repair, exact diagnosis. The stay all betterer now!

Around 26 minutes I was about to throw a "REEEEEEEE!!! The milage!!!" But you got it corrected just in time. Everything is nice and shiny again... 😎😎

Glad you bought a smoke machine so you don't have to start smoking! It's addictive man!

That Stang isn't even broke in at 51k miles. lol I just turned 320k on my '06. Bought her new in March '06.

Great to see Try workin g on the Monte Carlo LS.. Gotta give us a test drive when all the work is done on that monster Monte.

They shoulda called that a 'Car Bong' 🚗💭

@gcrauwels941

Жыл бұрын

It needs to make a bubbling noise while it works too.

@TheWibbo

Жыл бұрын

Avoca smoka

nicely done, thanks for taking the time and showing us the whole process..

I like how you have the purge valve disconnected with paper clips in the plug and you still feel the valve click ? Very enjoyable vids Ray

Wow! A 2006 Mustang with only 54,000 miles on the clock ....... It's not even broken in yet! Must've spent a lot of time in the garage.

@JimsNBHomestead

Жыл бұрын

Oh the K&N air filter will handle the break in

@BobBasshead

Жыл бұрын

Probably owned by a senior citizen, remember he's in Florida.

@Mr2004MCSS

Жыл бұрын

My fiancé owns a 2007 Mustang GT that just turned over 25,000 miles. She bought it used in 2010 with 6,900 miles.

@seashackf1

Жыл бұрын

Oh it’s broken in already. Not by being driven hard by the nurse though. Amazon O2 sensor and in for check engine light with no other info point, the filthy engine bay, ripped and dirty seats among other things point to how it’s maintained. For only 51k miles it’s not wearing well at all. The rotted door panel and what are the dash carpet and filthy steering wheel cover hiding? Poor GT and that fake hood scoop.🤦‍♂️

@stevewhiting556

Жыл бұрын

I’d take one half the age with twice the miles before I’d buy that one. The lack of mileage is exactly why it frequents the shop. It isn’t driven enough to let all the systems heat and lube properly. Florida humidity causes moisture. The moisture in the evap system is probably what killed this valve. Going for a road trip every once in a while would probably prevent most of this car’s problems. Let it burn off the moisture and get everything hot and well lubed. My guess is that this nurse lives close to their job and probably does 10 miles or less per day. That’s awful for longevity. Especially if they live in Tampa. It’s probably 5 miles each way of traffic jams.

Enjoy tremendously your videos,encourage me to work in my old 22 year dodge truck, I wish I was close o your shop to take of what can't do myself , thxs for the videos

Yeah, the smoker oil smell lingers in my home garage for few days after using the evap smoker. Nasty

Thanks for the info Ray

I used the same battery terminal cleaner and sealant on my car. So far so good.

Blue water pouring fail. 🙁 Now Ray will have to clean it up with non-blue water! Das ist gut! 😊

love the video - always interesting and nice to see where from start to finish nothing too wacky you have to deal with - don't get me wrong those are very interesting, but having a little less is a treat as well. Have a super weekend.

Good day Ray love the videos hope you have a good day as well

I’d like you to try something that I’ve found amazing. Next time it’s battery crusty clean time pour boiling hot water over the terminals. No digging sediment out of cables just turns to liquid and washes away. No effort. Thanks for the great content!

Love that body style mustangs.

Good morning Ray 🌄 another gorgeous day now we got a mustang to diagnose nice😂👍

We appreciate the videos!

Great testing and fix.

One handed skills are most impressive 👍

You know bro I really enjoy your videos keep up the great work

So should we call it the "Sarasota Smoka"? Doesn't have quite the ring of Eric's "Avoca Smokah" but that's Ray's fault for not living in rural upstate NY 🤣

I've used a smoke machine I bought from spirit on Halloween works great also.

@johnchambers12

Жыл бұрын

Make sure to use a gage and watch that you don’t over pressure the system, but that will work great, good idea!

Love it when you work on Mustangs. I have a '13 California Special named Darlene. Good video. Thorough diagnosis as always. Hello to the Wife Unit. I watch her channel too. I bought one of her T-shirts for my Wife Unit. She wears it all the time. I'm working on that one-handed wrenching you have so well perfected. Mine still needs some work. LOL!

Good work Ray as always

GOOD MORNING RAY AND THE WIFE UNIT! Along with the new employee TROY! Roger in Pierre South Dakota

It drives me crazy when I buy a tool I know I want (and need), then don't have a reason to use it for a while.

@betomendez4304

Жыл бұрын

Yes but when u do get to use it and actually works is just a great feeling!!!

@GuysPlayingWithTools

Жыл бұрын

@@betomendez4304 It is! The first time a tool saves you an hour, you wonder why you didn't buy it 2 years ago.

Love your videos! Great work as always!

If only cars would go back to the 60's 70's when everything was so easy under the old hood

I love all of your gaits in the shop.

Great fix ray simple repairs are good sometimes

I'm pretty sure i remember when you upgraded to that scan tool Ray. So much has changed since.

I thought your last video take would be locking the gas cap…theft prevention😀

The most powerful car in the market today,the Mustang, was not named after the most famous Mustang hoses,but after the P-51 Mustang jet fighter. The 🐎 represents power.

@yt650

Жыл бұрын

I heard something completely different a long long time ago. The story goes that Ford and Ferrari were going to combined as one company and Ferrari backed out of the deal. Ford motor company came out with a Mustang, go look and see what the Ferrari Signia is. This was an in your face move over racing. Hence the GT 40. Lots more to it.

@jalenjose3905

Жыл бұрын

@@yt650 Executive stylist John Najjar, who was a fan of the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane, is credited by Ford with suggesting the name. Najjar co-designed the first prototype of the Ford Mustang known as the "Ford Mustang I" in 1961, working jointly with fellow Ford stylist Philip T.

@jalenjose3905

Жыл бұрын

@YT no,no someone lied to you.

@jalenjose3905

Жыл бұрын

@YT gt 40 was built to raise the Ford Mustang to show up and impreseed the girls and boys.

@jalenjose3905

Жыл бұрын

@YT if you like the nazi walkwagen, well, that nazi car is the most powerful car for you, but if Ferrari is, for you, it is the most powerful.

@17:00, no need to go up. Close the vent control valve and watch the ball on the leak detector drop to zero.

Good day to you, Rainman!

Short n sweet Ray - NICE!

Hello Ray, I hope you have a great day

ray i think some cars have a one way valve on the tank side of the fill tube and if i recall mustangs always have them encase they flip

the next thing you could youse is hard piped air lines one in each bay so you dont pinch air line from worker. just a thort ray

Nice use of the highly specialized automotive test probes AKA paperclips

I was an aircraft electrician for 20 years just because the solenoid clicks doesn't mean it moves

@mrmustangman

Жыл бұрын

🎯

@CrimeVid

Жыл бұрын

Just because a solenoid clicks, it does not mean the bendix ain’t stuck, Wait ! What !!

@ckmoore101

Жыл бұрын

From my C-130 experience, the harder the click, the more suspect I am (slamming the pole harder sometimes indicates its no longer moving the points, for lack of a better term)

@spaceflight1019

Жыл бұрын

A solenoid valve consists of two parts: the solenoid coil and the valve assembly. Seen lots of times where the plunger wasn't connected to the plug or piston.

@cajunoneforchrist4545

Жыл бұрын

Correct

those smoke machines are very handy ,thanks for the video

That car requires a test drive to the beach then maybe over to St Lucie for dinner at Shrimpers. Then recheck levels the next day before returning to customer. Got to be thorough. 😆😆😆

@mrmustangman

Жыл бұрын

yes.!!!!!!!!

Good afternoon Mr Ray hope y'all have a great weekend

When the battery terminals start to corrode like that it is an indication that someone has either impacted the terminal screws on way too hard or hammered the terminals on or mutilated them in some other way Those actions can break the seal between the terminal and the battery case and allow the acid to slowly leak out and corrode the terminal

@carnutal3627

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that. My batteries never have any corrosion around them so I was wondering why some do and some don’t. Thanks for the explanation.

@JeffDeWitt

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if it's more common in hot climates. I've had that happen on my cars, I've been the only one to mess with the batteries know I didn't do anything like that. Our summers here in North Carolina can get a bit toasty.

@carnutal3627

Жыл бұрын

@@JeffDeWitt I’ve lived in Raleigh and now Florida. No terminal corrosion either place. If you think NC is hot come to Fl😀

@JeffDeWitt

Жыл бұрын

@@carnutal3627 Then there is something else going on. As I mentioned I've had this happen with healthy, undamaged batteries, more than once on different cars. I've started using sealant something like Ray used and that seems to have resolved the problem, but only time will tell.

51,000 miles on an '06? That's impressive.

@charlescurran1289

Жыл бұрын

And not a speck of rust underneath. Gotta love those Florida cars.

@icycoolstudios

Жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to see you here!

Ray deserve millions of subs!

Really like the intro, it's awesome

Thanks Ray

RAY!!!! Brother you gotta start protecting the finish of the cars you work on. Get some fender covers or clean, fresh cotton towels you can use to cover the areas where you're working. AND GET SOME COLLAPSING TABLES TO PUT PARTS ON!!!!😂🤣

@forgetfulme1719

Жыл бұрын

only if a Ferrari comes in

Great video I delt this last month with my edge turned out to be purge valve, after I replaced charcoal canister, and cracked valve cover changing spark plugs ….750.00 later

@Scuba451

Жыл бұрын

Ecoboost purge valve all the lines that connect to everything in engine intake fuel and all 5 connections

Yep definitely the EVAP purge valve. My 2006 Crown Vic had the same problem last year.

If this was my shop, the first thing that would have been done is reverse the door of death so the hinges are on the other side of the opening. Then the door could be almost flat against the wall when open, and not hanging across another doorway.

@bcad4066

Жыл бұрын

It generates comments.

I now know 100% more about evap systems, Cause I knew nothing before. Your smoke machine looks like a winner. Good for parties also.

I love this style of Mustang. I fine the new EV Mustang looks like a lop sided SUV.😊🇨🇦

Good morning Ray have a great day

Great mechanic!

Good Day Ray!

❤ complimentary Battery Service

Good mechanic, hard to find young people with such knowledge.

Well done.

Thanks

Any machine can be a smoke machine if you just use it improperly! Good video!

@criticaltemperature3343

Жыл бұрын

I have let the smoke out of a Variable Frequency Drive. Lol.

Keep up the great content!

“It foams so you know it’s good”😂 👍🏻

Great video

Cool video man. I like the part where the other worker asked you for the tourq for a sparkplug. Lol 😂 tell him to use the left handed ratchet. 😮

That's a low mileage rig! Nice work Ray.

The Tow Truck Looks awesome

I had an earlier year of the same car. Pretty easy car to work on. Sold it after a year. Little did I know these 4.6 motors have a couple of hidden grenades that can go, so I am glad I got rid of it.

I learn so much from your videos. My dream is to have my own shop one day. I have the financial backing just not the experience. I only have around two years in a shop.

I could not find the comments section on the recent video that you did with excavation personal property. So i am commeting here. I enjoyed the video very much. I am interested in the fencing and you're plans with it. Keep us updated. ***Side note.***. Your English is like mine sometimes. It is not " more better" its much better. That is the proper way to talk. Thanks for your videos.

He is your ‘Troy boy’ lol😅

1:10 Helper Unit Troy is becoming "Stalker Unit Troy."

EVMV - Electric vapour management valve. Specifically for Ford. In Service production in Juarez Mexico

I made a smoke generator with a Clausen Pickle jar and a cheapo harbor freight soldering iron! i works great